Discover Your Bliss

Lady Gaga - eat your heart out

Everyone needs a little pick-me-up from time to time.  Here's a pick-me-up from a group of guys that are fearless, fantastic and just might give Lady Gaga a run for her money (well, not really but close). 

How does inhibition color your ability to express yourself fearlessly?  What if you woke up one day and were clear of all inhibitions?

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries.   

The Blind Side - a must see

I haven't see that many outstanding films this year and was beginning to wonder if I'd find a film that knocked my socks off.  I'm happy to say that I did find one film to suggest this holiday season:  The Blind Side.  

This film succeeds on many levels for me.  The first success is the fact that it's a true story - which makes the story all the better. 

Click here to watch the trailer.  

Not to give anything away - make sure you stay for the end credits.  You get a treat of seeing photos and video from the actual family - which is so heartwarming.  

What opens your heart to help others?  How do you filter your heart decisions? 

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

Do one nice thing

Are you tired of hearing all the worries and problems in the world?  Are you ready to set yourself on a path of creating real change? 

All you need to do is take one tiny step to start a lifetime of giving and contributing wonderful things to this world. 

DoOneNiceThing.com encourages everyone to do one nice thing each Monday (a day that many don't like). 

Not sure what you can do?  DoOneNiceThing.com is chocked full of ideas and resources to get you started on your "do one nice thing" path.  

What's cool is that the site puts up new ideas each Monday.  Right now you can make Halloween cards for children in hospitals as a great holiday "pick-me-up."  

What one nice thing that you can do today?  What goals are you willing to set in order to do one nice thing a week?  Start with doing one nice thing every month?  Every two weeks? 

I'd love to hear your comments and insights. 

The kindness of stragers

Have you ever done something nice for a stranger?  Have you ever been on the receiving end? 

I've done both and find them equally rewarding. 

Yesterday, I went to Disneyland for Jon's birthday and we were the recipients of the kindness of strangers. 

There's this thing at Disneyland called a "Fast Pass" and it lets you go to the front of the line of certain rides (you're limited to the number of times you can do it and the fast pass options aren't always available). 

As we stood in line for the Indiana Jones ride, a group of four strangers walked by asking, "Party of two?" 

I raised my hand to indicate that we were indeed a party of two.  They had two extra fast passes and wanted to share them with someone - and that someone (actually someones) ended up being Jon and me. 

As a result, we got to get out of the regular line and walk all the way to the front of the fast pass line and get on the ride.  How kind is that?  

Just thought that sharing the kindness of strangers would spark something inside of you that can spread more love to everyone you meet. 

What's something you can do that's kind toward a stranger?  Who do you think benefits?  You, the stranger or both. 

I'd love to hear your comments and insights. 

 

Healing power of songs

Never underestimate the power of songs. 

PurpleSongsCanFly.org uses the power of song writing as a creative outlet for children being treated for cancer and blood disorders.  

The children write and record their own songs (thanks to a portable recording studio) and get a copy of the songs on a CD.

The songs do fly.  They're printed on purple CDs and flown all over the world and some into space.  The CDs return with flight itineraries printed on them - so the children know that they can rise above their obstacles of illness.

What a wonderful thing to do for these children.  Check out the web site - you can see pictures and hear some of the songs.  

How can you use the healing power of song in your daily life?  What do you do to heal during a time of health challenge? 

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

Mind-blowing talent - you've got to see

Ukraine's Got Talent is no joke - Kseniya Simonova will blow your mind with her talent as a sand artist.  Yes, I said sand artist.

How does it feel to watch someone that has talent oozing out of her pores?  What gifts does her talent giv to you?

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

Beautiful Minds: Stephen Wiltshire

Ever think something is impossible?  Watch this video about Stephen Wiltshire and you might rethink that any thing is impossible. 

What would happen if you believed that anything was possible?  What changes when you take "impossible" off the table? 

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

Journalist released by North Korea

I can't tell you how many times I've thought about journalists Laura Ling & Euna Lee sentenced to a hard labor camp in North Korea. For some reason, this particular story disturbed me to my core. 

When my thoughts would wonder to the two women, I'd pause and send them healing and loving energy hoping that something could be done to bring the two journalists home. 

My recent visit to Beijing heightened this awareness - since I was so close to the women (from a geographical standpoint) - and I constantly wondered if there was anything I could do.  If anyone could do.

When I heard the news that they had been released and that President Clinton was escorting them back to the United States, I was overjoyed.  

Ling and Lee's capture heightened my awareness of what it means to have freedom as well as my gratitude for the little things. 

What gratitudes do you have as a result of hearing this and other similar stories?  How does your outlook on life shift when you value your freedom and relish every moment?

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

Happy 89th Birthday!

Today is my grandma's 89th birthday!  How cool is that? 

 

We had a huge bash for her 85th birthday and I'm sure we'll have another one next year when she turns 90. 

What's so funny about my grandma is that she keeps talking about her 100th birthday party.  I told her that we have to have her 90th birthday first, then we can talk about the 100th (yet I think it's so cool that she's got such forward thinking).

There's very little my grandma can't do.  She doesn't move too quickly so most things take her a bit longer, yet that's about it. 

Even at 89, my grandma still lives in her own house, drives her own car, cooks, does all her paperwork, bills and taxes and manages to keep an active social calendar. 

The last time I was home, I helped her plant her garden in her flower bed - which she'll eventually can and use in the winter. 

 

Just when I think my grandma is starting to slow down, she'll do something that will quickly prove me wrong (which I love). 

My grandma has the best memory of anyone I know and she's a walking encyclopedia of who lived where, when and all of their relatives and history of major events. 

Here's a great example of my grandma's memory in action - she could remember her first and last foot doctor, yet she was concerned that she couldn't remember the one in between.  A few minutes later she remembered and went on to tell me his secretary's name, who she was related to, where she grew up and several stories that linked in nicely with that doctor and all her connections with him outside of the doctor's office.  Yeah, she's that good. 

Well, today is a celebration for everyone that today is my grandma's 89th birthday.  Happy Birthday Grandma!

What's something inspiring you can take from my grandma turning 89 and use it to support you in freedom?  How does hearing about an uplifting individual effect you? 

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries. 

Stand By Me - Playing for Change

This is an amazing video of the song, "Stand By Me," heard round the world.  How blissful and inspiring!

How does this song and video inspire you?  What do you gain from this video? 

I'd love to hear your comments and discoveries.